FIBA Men's World Ranking

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Top 20 Rankings as of 13 July 2026[1]
RankChangeTeamPoints
1Steady United States920.7
2Steady Germany843.6
3Steady Serbia836.6
4Steady France836
5Steady Canada831.4
6Increase 1 Spain798.1
7Decrease 1 Australia796.8
8Steady Argentina783.1
9Increase 1 Brazil776.6
10Decrease 1 Lithuania773.7
11Steady Turkey770.6
12Increase 1 Latvia759.4
13Decrease 1 Greece756.2
14Steady Slovenia728
15Steady Italy721.4
16Steady Puerto Rico676.5
17Steady Finland676
18Steady Montenegro647.2
19Steady Poland622.7
20Steady Georgia580.8
*Change from 3 March 2026
Complete rankings at FIBA.basketball

The FIBA Men's World Ranking is FIBA's rankings of national basketball teams. FIBA ranks both men's and women's national teams for both senior and junior competitions. It also publishes combined rankings for all mixed-sex competitions. Excluded are the rankings for three-on-three competitions, which are tabulated for individual players.

The current ranking system, introduced in November 2025, compares teams based on the total rating points they earn in all games. Each game, both teams are awarded rating points based on the region and competition stage of the game, with additional multipliers applied to the winning team's points earned based on the strength of opponent, site of game and margin of victory.[2]

The ranking is currently sponsored by Nike; as such, the names Nike FIBA World Ranking or FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike are also used.[3][4]

History

In its ranking system before October 2017, FIBA used a competition-based system which awarded points based on the final standings of FIBA final tournaments.[5] The system weighted all results within the eight-year period equally and did not consider the results of qualifiers.[4][6]

From 2017 to 2025, FIBA used an updated ranking system which saw the ranking system switch to a game-based system which compared teams based on the weighted average rating points they earn in games over the last eight years.[6][7] Teams earned a certain amount of rating points for each game (excluding friendlies) based on the margin of victory/defeat, site of game and strength of opponent. Each game's rating points were then weighted by factors including the time of game, competition/region, competition stage and round reached.[8]

Calculation

Only FIBA tournaments consisting of full five-a-side teams are used in calculations for the rankings. Other tournaments, such as regional championships, invitationals, three-on-three half-court basketball, and friendlies are omitted.

Points for losing team

The rating points awarded to the losing team, G{\displaystyle G}, is calculated as follows:[9]

G=B⋅R⋅S{\displaystyle G=B\cdot R\cdot S}

Where:

  • B – Base Factor (10)
  • R – Region Factor
  • S – Competition Stage Factor
Base Factor

To ensure a team's total rating points are on a comparable scale to the previous FIBA Men's World Ranking system, a Base Factor B is set to 10.

Region Factor

A Region Factor R is calculated taking into account results of matches between teams of different regions such as during the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Olympic Games, with the factor updated every four years. For 2025–2029 the values for regional competitions (including FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers) are as follows:

Competition Stage Factor

To rewards teams for progression in competitions, a Competition Stage Factor S is applied:

Competition stageContinentalchampionship[a]OlympicsFIBA BasketballWorld Cup
Pre-qualifiers0.40.150.4
Qualifiers0.80.30Q1: 1.0[b]Q2: 1.2[b]
Final tournamentGroup stage1.01.752.0
Classification (9th-16th)1.01.752.0
Round of 162.03.54.0
Quarter-final2.54.3755.0
Classification (5th-8th)2.03.54.0
Semi-final3.56.1257.0
3rd place game3.05.256.0
Final4.07.08.0
  1. ↑Excluding the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries which has a factor of 0.2 applied to all games.
  2. 12Q1 and Q2 denote the first and second stage of World Cup qualifiers respectively.

Points for winning team

The rating points awarded to the winning team, Gw{\displaystyle G_{w}}, is calculated as follows:[9]

Gw=G⋅W⋅O⋅A⋅M{\displaystyle G_{w}=G\cdot W\cdot O\cdot A\cdot M}

Where:

  • G – Rating points awarded to the losing team (see above)
  • W – Winning Factor (1.25)
  • O – Opponent Rating Factor
  • A – Away Game Factor
  • M – Margin of Victory Factor
Winning Factor

To ensure the winning team receives more rating points than the losing team, a Winning Factor W is set to 1.25.

Opponent Rating Factor

To recognize wins against more difficult teams, an Opponent Rating Factor O is calculated as follows:

O=1+0.0001⋅TL{\displaystyle O=1+0.0001\cdot T_{L}}

where TL{\displaystyle T_{L}} represents the pre-game total rating points of the opposing team

Away Game Factor

On average, it is more difficult to win away from home. An Away Game Factor A is awarded based on the site of the game as follows:

  • 1.1 – The winning team played away from home
  • 1.0 – The winning team played at home, or the game was at a neutral venue
Margin of Victory Factor

A Margin of Victory Factor M is applied as follows:

  • 1.20 – Win by 30 or more points
  • 1.05 – Win by 15–29 points
  • 1.00 – Win by less than 15 points

Cycle and updates

The rankings are updated and published after every major FIBA tournament and qualifier windows.[4]

Before each major event (FIBA Basketball World Cup, Olympic Basketball Tournament and continental championships), all team's total rating points are discounted by 33%, to ensure the rating points do not grow indefinitely. With all teams having their points reduced by the same factor, the ranking remains the same after each discounting update.[9][4]

FIBA Boy's World Ranking

In 2010, FIBA launched a separate FIBA Boy's World Ranking which is a combined ranking for men's youth teams based on results in under-16 to under-19 age group competitions. Before 2010, the results of both youth and senior teams were used to determine the men's world ranking.[10][11]

Notes and references

  1. ↑"FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. ↑"FIBA reveals improved World Ranking system for men ahead of World Cup 2027 Qualifiers tip off". FIBA. 25 November 2025.
  3. ↑"FIBA signs 11-year strategic partnership with iconic basketball brand Nike". FIBA. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. 1234"FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike FAQ"(PDF). FIBA. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. ↑"FIBA World Rankings: How it works". FIBA. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007.
  6. 12Hall, Andy (27 August 2023). "What's the current FIBA ranking and how often is it updated?". Diario AS. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. ↑"New FIBA World Ranking Men presented by Nike launched". FIBA. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ↑"FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike — How it works"(PDF). FIBA. August 2024. Archived from the original(PDF) on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  9. 123"FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike How it works"(PDF). FIBA. July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  10. ↑"PR N°28 - FIBA launches new nations ranking". FIBA. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  11. ↑"Boomers Jump in FIBA World Rankings". Basketball Western Australia. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2026.